John Boyages

TL;DR: Patients whose tumors contain an EIC more frequently have a large subclinical tumor burden in the remainder of the breast compared with patients whose tumors do not contain anEIC, which may explain the association between EIC and subsequent breast recurrence when patients are treated with a limited excision before radiotherapy.

TL;DR: Volumes calculated from anatomic landmarks are reliable, valid, and more accurate than those obtained from circumferential measurements based on distance from fingertips.

TL;DR: It is shown that the impact of disease and treatment on QoL differed by age, education and marital status, and the negative impact of mastectomy on body image was greatest among married women, particularly young married women.

TL;DR: The patients with risk factors of presence of necrosis, high grade cytologic features, or comedo subtype were found to derive the greatest improvement in local control with the addition of RT to CS, and the authors recommend that radiation be added to CS if patients with DCIS who also have the risk factors for local recurrence choose breast conservation over mastectomy.

TL;DR: It is concluded that EIC+ tumors and very young age are associated with a high risk of breast recurrence for patients treated with limited excision prior to RT.